Free stuff on last day of Ballard Archie McPhee

Legendary Seattle gag shop Archie McPhee will close the doors of its Ballard location at 5 p.m. Thursday., but not before passers-by get to sort through piles of weird, wacky, free Archie stuff outside its Market Street storefront.

“We’ve got a big old free pile, and people are digging through it like crazy,” said store manager Shana Iverson.

Among its contents: A big cut-out of a mermaid and an inflatable leg splint.

The store will open at its new location in Wallingford at 9 a.m. Monday

P.S. — Any interest in a life-size golden acupuncture statue or a giant green shrunken head? Store staff are hoping to sell them than rather than have to move them to the less roomy Wallingford store. The acupuncture statue is going for $299. The shrunken head, for $125. But they can be talked down.

“If they don’t sell by 5 o’clock, we’ll have to squeeze them in,” Iverson said.